Updates, advisories and surprises

(1:33 PM ET) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Government-seized mortgage buyer Freddie Mac on Friday said it's asking the U.S. Treasury for $146 million because it couldn't come up with the entire $1.7 billion needed to make the senior preferred stock payment to the government. Freddie Mac
FMCC, -2.24%
reported a profit of $619 million after a loss-making third quarter due to a smaller decline in long-term interest rates and declining credit losses on single-family loans. For the year, purchase and issuance volumes fell to $361 billion from $412 billion in 2010. Since 2008, Freddie has drawn $72.3 billion from the Treasury and made dividend payments of $16.5 billion.

Zogenix tumbles on earnings report

(1:04 PM ET) BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Zogenix Inc.
ZGNX, -1.55%
fell 14% to $2.14 on Friday, the day after the drug maker reported a widened quarterly loss. Zogenix shares were bid up over 15% earlier in the week after a bullish opinion piece appearing on the website Seeking Alpha urged investors to buy the stock ahead of its earnings release.

Emergent Biosolutions gains on earnings report

(12:51 PM ET) BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Emergent Biosolutions
EBS, -0.15%
jumped 9% to $15.98 Friday after the company reported a higher quarterly profit. Emergent also reiterated its financial forecast of 2012 revenue of between $280 million to $300 million and net income of $15 million to $25 million.

Carnival swings to first-quarter loss

(9:40 AM ET) BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Carnival Corp.
CCL, +1.12%
reported a first-quarter loss Friday of $139 million, or 18 cents a share. For the same quarter in 2011, Carnival posted a profit of $152 million, or 19 cents a share. Revenue rose to $3.6 billion from $3.4 billion. Carnival also issued a new earnings forecast that fell below many analysts estimates. The cruise ship operator now sees 2012 adjusted earnings per share of $1.40 to $1.70. Analysts were expecting $1.85 a share.

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